Tesla driver charged with manslaughter after FSD crash kills woman in Texas home

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Michael Butler, 44, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with manslaughter following a crash in which his Tesla Model 3 struck and killed a woman inside her Texas home last month. Butler claimed he was using Tesla's Full Self-Driving system at the time of the incident. Court documents reveal that data extracted from his phone showed multiple FSD-related Google searches made in May 2026, suggesting he had been actively researching the feature. The searches included queries about making Tesla's FSD more aggressive, raising questions about his use of the semi-autonomous system. The case was initially reported by The Wall Street Journal and local outlet KHOU 11.

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